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snowshoe needle 
See 1941 quote. [See picture.]
- 1784 (1954) Armourer making Fish darts and Snow Shoe needles for Abbittibby.
- 1933 In it he carries a few matches, a few candles and cartridges, a spare pair of sox, his pencil, an awl and crooked-knife, a snowshoe needle, sewing materials . . . and other cherished encumbrances.
- 1941 Snowshoe Needle--A bone or metal needle four inches in length, sharp at both ends and with a hole in the centre. An expert Indian woman will work this like a shuttle and turn out beautiful netting in a pair of snowshoes.
- 1784 (1954) Armourer making Fish darts and Snow Shoe needles for Abbittibby.